The Brooklyn Nets’ defense isn’t good lately, but it’s better, and that may be good enough.
Three things to know: Brooklyn’s defense is getting better, which should scare league — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
James Harden scored 23 points, Joe Harris added 21 with six 3-pointers and the Brooklyn Nets routed the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 109-98 Thursday night for their season-best fifth straight victory.
Harden, Harris Lead Streaking Nets Past Lakers, 109-98 — CBS Los Angeles
With Durant and Irving out for the night, Harden came up clutch.
Watch Harden score 38, spark Nets comeback from 24 down to top Suns — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
In an upside-down NBA season, it isn’t easy to pick a frontrunner in the East. Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston all have cases that can be made and concerning flaws to cover up. Miami has yet to be able to put it together and look like the team from the bubble. The smart bet would be […]
Draymond Green on Brooklyn: ‘They’re the team to beat in the East’ — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Nets are 7-6 since the James Harden trade with a -0.2 net rating.
“Average” Brooklyn still figuring out “what kind of team we want to be” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Irving is out with a sprained finger, Durant due to contact tracing.
Kyrie Irving out tonight in Philly, Durant questionable but not with team — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
STREAKING: Joe Harris has made at least one 3-pointer in a Nets franchise-record 54 straight home games, dating to 2/25/19 vs. San Antonio.
LAST THREE: Since scoring a season-low-tying six points and seeing his franchise-record 79-game streak with at least one 3-pointer made end on 1/27 at Atlanta, Harris has averaged 21.0 ppg (.561 FG), 2.0 rpg and
3.3 apg in 33.1 mpg in his last three games, scoring 20+ points twice and shooting 16-of-29 (.552) from 3-point range.
1/31 at WAS: Harris scored a career-high-tying 30 points (also: 3/25/18 vs. Cleveland) and made a career-high 8-of-13 3FG in 32 minutes.
Harris is the seventh player in franchise history to make eight or more 3-pointers in a game (a total of 11 times), and the first
since D’Angelo Russell sank 8-of-12 from distance on 1/18/19 at Orlando.
SCORING: Brooklyn is 8-2 this season in games that Harris has tallied 15+ points in (5-1 when Harris scores 20+ points).
Fred VanVleet has made at least one 3-pointer in a Raptors franchise-record 53 straight games entering Friday. He made 11-for-14 shots from beyond the arc in scoring a franchise-record 54 points Tuesday against the Orlando Magic.
CLOSING TIME
Kevin Durant (8.4), James Harden (8.3) and Kyrie Irving (8.2) are first, second and third in the league in fourth-quarter scoring this season. Next-highest: 7.3 points (Beal and Lillard).
Since quarter stats were first tracked (1996-97), the highest fourth-quarter ppg a Net has ever posted was 7.3 fourth-quarter ppg for Vince Carter in 2005-06.
INJURY REORT AT 1:30 P.M.
TOR@BKN Brooklyn Nets Claxton, Nicolas Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Tendinopathy
Dinwiddie, Spencer Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Partially Torn ACL
Perry, Reggie Out G League – Two-Way
Toronto Raptors Anunoby, OG Out Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain
Baynes, Aron Probable Injury/Illness – Right Groin; Strain
Flynn, Malachi Out G League – On Assignment
Harris, Jalen Out G League – Two-Way
McCaw, Patrick Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Surgery – rehabilitation
Redick’s family lives in Brooklyn and he would like to return to the region.
Report: 76ers, Nets, Celtics are focus for Pelicans in J.J. Redick trade — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Harden had a triple-double and the Nets scored 147 in the win.
Who needs Durant? Irving, Harden combine for for 50 in Brooklyn (VIDEO) — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The view from left field 